Board of Directors
Morgan Meikle, BA (Honours) - Chair
Morgan is a first-year law student at the University of Victoria, having recently completed her Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree at the University of Alberta in 2024. With a focus on Sociology and Political Science, her undergraduate studies fueled her passion for social justice and community engagement. She is committed to using her education and experience, including her work with the Delta Gamma Foundation, to support the educational aspirations of young students. Morgan joined the CWW Board as a Director and Secretary in early 2024, and in August 2024, she was appointed Chair.
Andrea Fanjoy, BSc. MA - Director at Large
Andrea is Head of Senior School at Kingsway College School in west Toronto, Ontario. She has been part of KCS since 2002, serving as an educator, senior administrator, and champion of the community effort to make the 2021 launch of the KCS Senior School a reality. Previous positions at KCS include Assistant Head, Academics; Director of Curriculum; and teaching assignments that include French, science, art, and reading. Since beginning her career in 1989, she has taught students from pre-school to high school at both public and independent schools in Japan, Ottawa, and Toronto.
Andrea earned her Honours Bachelor of Science degree at Dalhousie University in 1987, with a major in psychology and minor in French. In 1988 she earned an Advanced Diploma in French Studies at the University of Strasbourg in France. In 1999, Andrea completed a Master of Arts in Educational Administration at the University of Ottawa. Post-secondary studies, language immersions, and time living in France and Japan cultivated a deep appreciation for global cultures, perspectives, and possibility. With this foundation, Andrea has dedicated her career to pushing boundaries in education so students are best able to thrive at school and beyond.
Andrea is proud to support the mission of Classrooms Without Walls. A related interest is her advisory role supporting Strength in STEM, an online education not-for-profit launched by two remarkable teen Afghan girls living as refugees, students of CWW, and determined to "teach and transform a generation". When time allows, Andrea enjoys gardening for the fresh air, the quiet, the view when good, and the ability to change it up when not.
Martin Parnell - Director at Large
In 2010, following a 25-year mining career, in Engineering, Operation and Human Resources, Martin Parnell started his "Quests for Kids" initiative. Over the next five years he completed 10 "Quests". These included running 250 marathons in one year, setting five Guinness World Records in endurance events and summiting Mount Kilimanjaro in 21 hours. At the end of 2014, he had raised over $1.3m for the humanitarian organization Right To Play and 27,000 children had been given the gift of hope. Martin has published three books: “MARATHON QUEST”, “RUNNING TO THE EDGE” and “THE SECRET MARATHON-Empowering women and girls in Afghanistan through sport”. He is also Executive Producer of “THE SECRET MARATHON” documentary. Through books, films, TEDx speaker, articles, keynotes and workshops, Martin shares his message of having a “Finish the Race Attitude – Set goals, overcome obstacles and achieve outstanding results”. Martin has been a volunteer with CWW since July 2023 and joined the Board in July 2024. Martin is a member of the Rotary Club of Cochrane, married to Sue, and has three children and three grandchildren.